Troops Kill 48 ISWAP Fighters, Recover 52 Guns, Ammunition in Borno, Yobe
Troops of the Nigerian military’s Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, have killed 48 terrorists and recovered a large cache of weapons and ammunition following separate engagements with insurgents in Borno and Yobe states.
The operations, which took place between October 29 and 30, 2026, foiled attempted attacks on military positions in Bitta, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, and the North East Theatre Training School (NETTS), Buni Yadi, Gujba LGA of Yobe State.
The Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
According to the statement, troops repelled an attempted terrorist assault on their position in Bitta on the night of October 29 through a coordinated response involving ground forces and air support, inflicting heavy casualties on the attackers.
In a separate engagement, troops launched a counter-offensive against a large concentration of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters who attacked NETTS, Buni Yadi, from October 29 into the early hours of October 30.
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The statement said the approximately five-hour operation was coordinated by the Theatre Command, with intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities effectively integrated with air and ground assets.
It added that the counter-offensive resulted in the killing of 48 terrorists and the recovery of a substantial cache of weapons and ammunition.
The recovered weapons include 42 AK-47 rifles, five PKT machine guns, four general-purpose machine guns (GPMG), one 60mm mortar and 105 AK-47 magazines. Two video cameras were also recovered.
The ammunition recovered comprises 30 rounds of 12.7mm armour-piercing incendiary ammunition, 2,738 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, 223 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition and 2,054 rounds of PKT ammunition.
However, the military disclosed that one soldier was killed during the engagements, while two others sustained minor injuries and were receiving medical treatment.
Despite the casualty, the statement said the morale of the troops remained high as they continued operations against terrorist groups across the North-East theatre.
The military described the operations as a demonstration of the troops’ combat effectiveness, operational coordination and determination to deny insurgents freedom of action.
It added that the casualties inflicted on the terrorists and the recovery of their weapons and ammunition represented a significant setback to their operational capabilities.
By PRNigeria
